New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-02
HOW MILLS WOULD REVISE THE TARIFF

SUMMARY or HIS BILL-HEAyY REDUCTIONS PRO
PosEp-LARGE ADDITIONS TO TIE FREE LIST.
WASHINGTON, Dec / ,specaD. Colonel Mills, OF
Texas, who expects to be chairman of the ways and
Means Committee, has prepared drdt OF a taTili
bill which he has placed in the hands of II easury ex-
pers who are tables showing the present ard
proposed Of duty al valorem basis Colonel
Mills proposes not only to reduce rates on nearly
every article which he docs not transfer to the free
list, but to substitute ad vaiorenl for specific rates
throughout and TO reduce the number of schedules,
including the free list, from twelve to six. lie was
too busy to TRIBUNE correspondent tonight,
and he sent I'd that he had not found time to look
over tho abstract OF his bill which appeared in The
Critlcr this afternoon.
Assuming tho abstract to be correct. Schedule A OF
the new bill Includes wines, liquors and alcoholic
liquors. tho present rates on which to be retained
schedule b includes jcwelry, diamonds and other
precious stones, sugar and all other articles embraced
In the present sugar schedule, tobacco in all it, foins,
kid gloves, etc and al articles IN the schedule are to
pay duty OF 40 per cent ad vaiorei
Schedule includes chemicals proprietary mcdi
cines COPPER brass iron and STEEL cutlery fire arms,
manufactures Of wood, leather, WOOL including wear
ing apparel and rcadymade clothing blankets carpets,
manufactures If cotton, china, porcelain, earthen
and ware fax, hemp and iutc and manufactures
thereof glass bottles, window glass, etca OF which
articles are to pay q uniform duty of 80 per cont
ad vaorem
Schedule d, which is 90 per cent schedule in
cudcs books cngrav,ngs, clocks and watches, com
mon stone and brown carthen ware. Gsh, sal, fresh,
straw goods rubber and rubber goods, calfshins and
morocco of all kinds
Schedule includes grain and provisions of every
description, all of which to pay uniform tate OF
10 per cent advalorem
Schedule f is the FREQ list, TO which tho present
free list is transferred bodily, together with great
number of other articles including salt, copper, coal
lumber In the rough, including shingles, slaves, etc.
basket" clause Is appended which provides that
all articles not specifically enumerated provided
for shall pay uniform duty Of 30 per cent advalorcm.
This, then, is the sort Of measure which the coming
leader of the dominant faction Of the Democratic
majority in tho House proposes TO offer to the country
1t Is measure for which probably fvesixtbs of the
Democratic members Of the House would vote, as a
whole, II they had the courage OF their convictions.
In short it is what the Democratic parry Of the country
would do If it had tho power and possessed the c1ur-
t. DO # se Without wo s%s that ant uss
every American industry and throw more than two
million persons out of employment 1t woud viz
Wheat would be a drug In the market at 25 cents
busel and corn at 10 cents. Tho revenues would IN
crease rapidly for a time nutil our markets. wcrc
were ruined England would fix the rate of wages In
families would 10 Fortunate TO have meat on their
tables once week OF course Colonel Ml,ls ia sincere
He believes that the tariff he proposes would not be dis
to the country general, although 1t might
ruin "the monOpOlistic class" II seems rather
pity that he cannot pass such a bill through the
House. II only TO show what the Democratic party
would do II II could
II wonld seem TO he work of supernrOgaffon to
point out Inconsistencies in Colonel Mills's bill. II
may be worth while to note. however. that according
70 the pu biscd abstract silk and silk manufactures
will 60 into the "baSkct" provision at 80 per cent
I'D valorem, while sugar. which good many people
regard Of "the trics of llfe"-a phrase
which ia oncn or Colonel Mills's tongues to paw
40 per crnt. Can this discrimination I'm favor Of
sugar he duo &c the fact that tho American produc-
ton of that article IL mainly confined to single
State in tho solid Southf
CARLISLE AND RANDALL CONFER IN VAIN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 tspeeiot.-The conference bc-
Aessrs Carlisle and Randall lasted than
hsur 1t Is understood that brought the two leaders
no nearer together the tariff and Internal Revenue
questions than they before. Mr. Randall. 1t Is said.
will adhere firmly to the programme laid down In the
Tariff and Internal Revenue bill introduced In the last
Congress II does appear probable that Messrs Car
Isle and Randall will I've able reach any basis Of agree
msnt but that matters in controversy will have TO be
submitted to q Democratic caucus fonc nj Mr. Car
isles friends think that he and the President made
mistake when they consented to the proposition
repeal the Internal taxes tobacco. except on cigars
and cigarettes. This tbey has left opening for
the Opposittenof general revision Of the tariff Which
will make the Democrats much trouble, IL 1t does not
wholly defeat their plans-